How One Thai Monk Rebuilt a Temple—and a Tradition
Luang Pho Sot Candasaro transformed Wat Paknam into a major center of meditation and study, leaving a legacy that continues to shape Thai Buddhism.
Potprecha Cholvijarn
Potprecha Cholvijarn is a lecturer at the Thai Studies Centre, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University. He writes on Theravada meditation and is the author of Seeing the Bodies Within (2025) as well as articles on historical meditation manuals from the Ayutthaya, Thonburi, and early Bangkok periods.
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